ground-bean vs Jungle Shrew

Macrotyloma geocarpum compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• ground-bean is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ground-bean	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Macrotyloma	Suncus
Species	Macrotyloma geocarpum	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	ground-bean	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

ground-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.